Community Market Garden – Orchard Watering Party

Today’s working party will be a watering party from 4 to 7pm, as the orchard trees are need of a long drink. We have had containers of water delivered to the field, plus there is a large tank by the railway embankment.  For anyone not away on holiday and willing to spend a couple of hours on the market garden field, we need people to fill and carry watering cans,  to use one full can to water each tree.  We have watered quite a few already, and those have yellow ribbons tied to the tree guards.  There are several cans on site.

• There is also garlic to harvest – it’s quite well hidden so it counts as a treasure hunt!
• Cutting the seed heads off thistles and bagging them is another task.

Bring sun protection, drinks and gardening gloves.

This is one of our twice monthly Volunteer Days in the Community Market Garden and Orchard project on the Third Thursday of each month from 4pm to 7pm and the Last Saturday of each month from 10am to 3pm, 

Visit the 10-acre site in its amazing setting. See what we’ve done so far and get to know the land by joining us to work there for an hour or two if you can.

We’re growing potatoes again this year, and garlic, and are working on plans for a much broader range of vegetables and other crops in future years once legal formalities for the land are complete and we can begin fundraising. The project needs many different kinds of skills and interests. There’s lots to be done through the summer, from weeding, mulching and trimming to (we hope) harvesting. Or come and meet us just as an interested supporter as the project continues to develop.

Bring snacks and drinks, gloves and tools, and wear stout waterproof footwear. Sorry, no dogs on the site please. Drop in for as long as you want!

Children and young people under the age of 18 to be accompanied by a responsible adult please

FFI email marketgarden@ssb.org.uk

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To find out more about Community Market Garden and Orchard the see the project page: https://ssb.org.uk/projects/market-garden-orchard/